VAR CF9013 SHOULD SOCIETY INSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
COLUMNS 735 - 735
NUMERIC
MD EQ 8 OR GE 9
1988 and later: Using page XXX for our choice of answers, I would
like you to tell me how much you agree or disagree with each
statement. (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R)
1984,1986,1990,1996: I am going to read several statements. After
each one, I would like you to tell me whether you agree strongly,
agree somewhat, neither agree nor disagree, disagree somewhat, or
disagree strongly. (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R)
'Our society should do whatever is necessary to make sure that
everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.'
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
In 1988, the placement of this variable within Post question order
varied according to questionnaire 'Form' (see VCF0012).
The order in which VCF9013-9018 questions appeared in the original
studies varied from year to year. In addition, in 1988 the order of
egalitar-ianism items was scrambled among form B respondents (see
VCF0012). In 1984, the egalitarianism series was administered with a
break mid-sequence.
1. AGREE STRONGLY
2. AGREE SOMEWHAT
3. NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE
4. DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
5. DISAGREE STRONGLY
8. DK
9. NA; INAP, no post IW (1988, 1992, 1996); form B (1990);
question not used
1984: 204 1986: 364 1988: 924
1990: 426 1992: 6024 1994: 914
1996: 961229
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